Phase+2-Data+Collection

My original intention was to gather data from African Americans students who reside in the Flatbush and Canarsie areas of Brooklyn. The students with whom I spoke however, were of West- Indian ancestry and as a result I had to change the main focus of the study. My interviews were in the form of conversations with my service students.

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Mickernest African American student of Haitian descent. He, as well as his siblings were born in the USA but he claims that he is Haitian. Both of his parents attended college her in the USA and his two older sibling are in college. Family life is very important to him and he claims to treasure the times they spend together. He describes his parents as strict, his mother is the disciplinarian because she "goes off for no reason." He plays the piano and is a member of a basketball club and listens to music from the French and English Caribbean. When asked if he consciously speaks differently at home and with his friends he responded in the affirmative. He speaks Haitian Creole, English and some French at home. He claims his father is very strict about him not using of 'black English' so he "plays it safe with Creole". In his speech I observed that he seldom uses the **//'s//** to show possession and discovered that was also evident in his writing. He loves to say, 'dead ass' instead of are you serious or seriously



Oliver

Oliver is a sophomore who frequents my class during his lunch period.. His speech seems well articulated and grammatically correct. I learned the he is Haitian American. He says that is the only way he will describe himself because his family is from Haiti. He claims that he comes from a disciplined home and plays, chess, football and some soccer. He speaks Haitian Creole and English. He explained that he understands French but is not fluent in it. He described his family as moderately religious. Hs declared that his parents are strict in different ways. His mother is very strict about his deportment. He claims that a as much as it irks him, he knows the she is correct when she insists that he avoids hip hop fashion because that will "cause the cops to label and target me." His father insists on excellent grades because he is making sacrifices for him. With the exception of the use of slangs, Oliver's speech is void of evidence from Ebonics or Haitian Creole. We talked about short story writing through that I was able to get a sample of his work. I also asked him to explain some of the current teenage expressions. His writing





Song in Haitian Creole and English. []

Nicolas

Nick, who is also a sophomore, hailss from Jamaica. He was born in the USA but was raised by his grandmother in Jamaica. He told me that when he returned to live with his family here his patois was so deep that he was placed in ESL classes. According to him, they tried to take the Jamaican is out of his speech but in real life "ah Gaza mi seh". He uses the formal language in the classroom when speaking to teachers but with his friends he uses the Jamaican dialect. He claims that his outlook on life is the reality that he sees on the streets, "you gonna either get killed, shot or go to jail." He listens to 'gansta rap' and Dancehall music. He follows the music of Vybz Kartel and uses most of his expressions in his speech. His writing reflects errors consistent that of Ebonics.





Where Brooklyn at? ( Explicit lyrics) []

Ms Myers

Ms Myers is a 14 year old female from Barbados.

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